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to the city its voters continue for Parliamen- tary purposes to vote where they did. Yet it would be incorrect to describe their resi- dence otherwise than as being in the county of a city.

The last argument of W. X. is that to use the (incorrect) term " Middlesex " instead of the (correct) term "county of London" is useful to prevent solicitors from forgetfulness.

His middle argument, as to the unwisdom of change, may be met by the use of the words " formerly Middlesex " after " county of London." D.

BRIDGET CHEYNELL, ABBOT, OR WARNER (9 th S. ii. 87, 155, 433, 476). The note of G. E. C., in spite of the statements of Anthony a Wood and ' Biog. Brit.,' would show that Bridget, widow of Eobert Abbot, Bishop of Sarum, did not marry John Warner, Bishop of Rochester. Yet several of the particulars in the article on Warner in ' Biog. Brit.' " were communicated by Dr. Zachary Pearce (b. 1690, d. 1774), himself a Bishop of Roch- ester, from an account of Bishop Warner written several years ago by one of his family." Whom, then, did John Warner marry ? For married he certainly was, as stated ante, p. 433. There is a portrait of the bishop's wife at Walsingham Abbey, Norfolk, the family seat ; and MSS. there, written in the early part of this century, say she was the widow of George Abbot, the Archbishop of Canterbury. But this must be a mistake, as all accounts of George Abbot tend to show that he lived a single life. Could Warner have married a Miss Abbot?

E. L. W.

"SUMER IS Y-CUMEN IN" (9 th S. ii. 7, 109,

176, 234). In the just-published 'Geschichte der Musiktheorie,' by Dr. Hugo Riemann, of Leipzig, there is an interesting description of this celebrated composition, the existence of which in the thirteenth century is the most inexplicable fact in musical history. Riemann suggests :

" The entire wonder-work may have grown up from a simple Faux-Bourdon treatment of a folk- song, for the arrangement ( Umgestaltung) of which an unfading wreath of fame is, of course, due to the monk of Reading."

Certainly unfading renown is due to John of Fornsete for composing (or preserving) this beautiful piece, whether the direction for canonic singing be in his handwriting or a later addition.

It is pleasant to read that Riemann recog- nizes that the first raw attempts at part- singing, and also the finished method of com- position, which at last appears early in the

fifteenth century, are both of English inven- tion. He, however, follows Dr. Nagel ('Ge- schichte der Musik in England,' i.) and Prof. Guido Adler in ascribing too great an import- ance and influence to the Gymel (or Gimel), which is described in the treatise of Gulielmus Monachus, and which is found marked in several early English choir-books. By the way, how many English dictionaries include the word Gymel ? H. DAVEY.

LINWOOD'S PICTURE GALLERIES (8 th S. xii. 449, 517 ; 9 th S. i. 314 ; ii. 275). I lived in Gal way in 1845, and had the pleasure of knowing the Rev. James Daly, Warden of Galway, who was the last of a long line, the title of Warden having been since suppressed. After several visits I was delighted to find that what I had admired as ordinary oil paintings were some of Miss Linwood's beautiful needlework. There were several of them in the house, but I forget the subjects. It would be very interesting to know in whose hands Miss Linwood's needlework pictures are now to be found. A revival of admiration for these pictures might be of great advantage to some of those many well-educated ladies who are now anxious to obtain remunerative home employment. H. B. HYDE.

Baling, W.

Miss Lin wood died 9 March, 1845, at Lei- cester, aged ninety. A. C. H.

CECIL (9 th S. ii. 168, 238, 275)." Our hon- oured Lord and Chancellor," as he is styled in the bidding prayer at University sermon at Oxford, the Marquess of Salisbury, used to be called, when at Oxford about 1849, Lord Robert Cecil (sounded like Sessill). He was then, I remember, a great man at the " Union." Tradesmen and servants spoke of him as " Lord Sissle." The female name Cecilia is often pronounced Ciceley, and is abbreviated into Ciss or Cissy. The name Evelyn is often used both as a male and female name, which is rather confusing. Why should we not adhere to Evelina and Cecilia?

JOHN PICKFORD, M.A.

Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge.

ST. SWTTHIN hardly knows his North- amptonshire. In the county, and, as I venture to think, on literary lips, " Cecil " rimes to " whistle," and there an end. J. S.

Westminster.

ALLUSION TO HABAKKUK THE PROPHET IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL (9 th S. ii. 107, 449). One of the four sides of the splendid old Norman font in West Haddon Church is devoted to a